diff --git a/projects/rubygems.org/package.yml b/projects/rubygems.org/package.yml
index 39412dec..ed9bbbbe 100644
--- a/projects/rubygems.org/package.yml
+++ b/projects/rubygems.org/package.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ build:
       working-directory: ${{prefix}}/lib/rubygems
       if: '>=3.4'
 
-    - run: patch -p1 --no-backup-if-mismatch "" < "$SRCROOT"/props/fit-n-finish.3.patch
+    - run: patch -p1 --no-backup-if-mismatch < "$SRCROOT"/props/fit-n-finish.3.patch
       working-directory: ${{prefix}}
       if: '<3.5'